"Have you seen a psychiatrist?" Lukashenko gave a sharp rebuke to his insolent Baltic neighbors.
Lithuania declared a nationwide state of emergency today due to hot air balloons allegedly flying from Belarus carrying contraband cigarettes, which pose a threat to national security.
At the same time, the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs assured that the state of emergency will not create any inconvenience for citizens, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ridiculed the constant closures of Lithuania's airport at a Security Council meeting.
"All these balloons, cigarettes, and other things that are flying either to or from Lithuania are not just a coincidence. This issue has been thoroughly discussed with civil aviation pilots. What the Lithuanians are accusing us of today is impossible. Even if these balloons were indeed flying, the pilots say it poses no problem. So, they're starting to escalate and politicize the issue. Why? Do they really want to start a war?" Lukashenko remarked rhetorically.
He also recalled the recent idea of Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, who proposed dismantling the railways leading to Russia.
"Do they see a psychiatrist or not?" Lukashenko asked.
He accused his Baltic neighbors of subversive activities.
"These states—I don't want to insult them—in our north and northwest are demanding something from us. But what if we in Belarus were to create alternative governments and support 'independence fighters'... They're creating combat units there, arming them. Entire regiments. What kind of joke is this? And they're making some kind of claims against us," Lukashenko said.
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